Too much?

[Kwahati]

I probably should be embarrassed to admit this, but this caught me off guard and has me laughing so hard I can barely catch my breath... Cleaning the spit off my monitor now. :D: :D: :D: :D:

Well, at least now I know what to get you for Christmahanakwazakah: a fresh monitor! :D:

And to be fair: I'm not saying Jews haven't had our moments, but where's a good plague of locusts or a parting of a sea when you need one, huh? And so I live in constant fear of being enslaved and put to work building the SGT pyramid. ;) (I'm not much of an architect, but I'd probably do my best to make it look like the Temple of the Forbidden Eye...)

[Kwahati]

Why isn't the delete this post button working?? I'm having 'net issues. Sorry for the accidental repost!

[Randy B]

I was thinking about doing one outside, but I will have to find a cheap, junky tree since I dont want to ruin my good trees. (yes I said trees, we own 5)

NOW comes the problem of figuring out how hang the darn thing upside down outside. OOOO >>>WAIT...I could string a rope between the light pole and my tree...that would work. I just want tacky to annoy the neighbor. And that is the perfect spot that where she walks out her door and cant help but see it. HEHEHEHEHE! ANd I can put the evil looking santa on the tree for extra tackyness. I cant afford my flamingos with santa hats this year. AHHHH...always next year. LOL I really need to keep an eye out at yard sales next summer for really ugly stuff. LOL

I got it. An upside-down tree with "evil" santa seated on the stump on top, with an axe in his lap. :twisted: :D:

Then if you really want to mess with them, use florists wire to "hang" your ornaments so they "hang" up. Even to the point of winding the garland with wire so that it sets on the bottom side of branches and "hangs" upwards between them. :D:

I wonder how much work would go into making the foil "icesicles" hang up?

Randy

[vixen101485]

I got it. An upside-down tree with "evil" santa seated on the stump on top, with an axe in his lap. :twisted: :D:

Then if you really want to mess with them, use florists wire to "hang" your ornaments so they "hang" up. Even to the point of winding the garland with wire so that it sets on the bottom side of branches and "hangs" upwards between them. :D:

I wonder how much work would go into making the foil "icesicles" hang up?

Randy

LOL...that is a really really neat idea, unfortunatly I dont have an axe. I can however see me doing the wired ornaments. LOL HMM...wonder how those would withstand the wind.? I would have to get some thicker wire. Sorry but I am not that ambitious to wire like 1,000 icicles. LOL

Here is the alternative to Santa with an axe. Family Dollar had these really hideous looking life size "stuff a Santa" (like the pumpkins) So of course I had to buy 2. I was going to hang all the decorations upsidedown but was afraid I might find myself considered a Satanist or something for doing that. We live in Podunkville here. New experiences dont go over well with rednecks. Instead Donnie came up with the idea of having our two lovely new santas playing poker. LOL NOw that, the rednecks wont have a problem with.

I have a small table out back that will be donated to the garbage men come spring clean up time so it is the perfect size. A few old fashioned aluminum lawn chairs, some homemade oversized "cards" and "pokerchips" and the finishing touch a bottle of wine and some glasses for them to enjoy. OOO OOO...just thot, I could put colored water in the bottle to make it more authentic. We just happen to have a bottle almost empty from yesterday.
I picked up some HUGE lights to string around the table (must illuminate it you know..lol)

I am still doing the tree, just have to figure out how to get up high enuf to hang it. But in the meantime since Goodwill had a sale of 50% off tonite, I picked up some hula hoops to make a giant Mickey head. Gotta have something Disney out there. It looks awesome. Only took me about 1/2 or so to make. Taped them together in the proper pattern, covered with gold garland and wound red lites around it. It is so cool looking. I will post pics after I finish getting Santas 1&2 up.

By the way, the evil santa head is about 2 feet x 3 feet and made of worn out styrofoam from the 60's or 70's. Ugly and creepy as sin.

[Zazu]

The other thing I'd mention to you about Celebration is that we (the board collectively... sadly not me personally due to the aforementioned ER visit and the time constraints placed on our trip subsequently) do know somebody who lives in Celebration! Zazu! Our favorite feathered Moderator I'm sure would be happy to share some of his knowledge about one of my new favorite places in the world... :)

(Sorry to volunteer you Zazu, but it seems to me that you like your home and would have very little problem with nice people like Susi being your neighbors!) :zazu:

The SGT family does have at least one member who lives in Celebration, but it's not me. We looked at the prices there -- and the complete lack of grocery and hardware stores -- and decided to get a big house with a pool instead of a 2Br condo for less money.

Besides, having read "Deep Water" by S.V. Date, I don't think I ever could live in Serenity... er... Celebration.

That said, I'm still happy to tour SGTers around and refer them to my favorite realtor. Several houses on my block for sale, for that matter. Hmm, perhaps a giant monorail line around the pond?

[Big Wallaby]

And so I live in constant fear of being enslaved and put to work building the SGT pyramid. ;)

Dammit! Who told? Don't tell me I'm going to have to bribe him into slavery now...

Hmm, perhaps a giant monorail line around the pond?

Just for clarification, is the monorail giant, or the line?

Kinda like the term "small animal hospital". Is it a small hospital for animals or a hospital for small animals?

My vote is for the track to be very very long. And don't build it the way Seattle built it. Make sure the tracks are far enough apart for the trains to clear each other at all times.

Oh, and can we get a steam train, too? How about a Talgo (like the Eurostar) as well?

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Where are you going to put the Nemo submarine? (you should go retro, back to the origional!!)

[Eeyore Tattoo]

Don't ever come to my house,
It is totally Disneyed out with my Castles, Eeyore's and Tinker Bells..
Oh yeah and my Big FIgure Mickey Sorcerer
I am bad..
Deb

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Why is that BAD? are you neglecting something else? Hmmmmmm???

[Randy B]

Just for clarification, is the monorail giant, or the line?

Oh, and can we get a steam train, too? How about a Talgo (like the Eurostar) as well?

To clarify the "pond" is a small lake covering, I estimate, 5 acres. So any toy monorail layout going around it would be a giant loop.

I don't think we would have to twist Zazu's arms too hard if we were insisting that he run a steam train around and ajacent to his back yard. Maybe if enough SGTers bought adjacent properties along the lake the combined backyard would be able to contain a full size recreation of Carolwood.

Randy